it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. well the pressure is on especially for lawmakers who could be voting soon. >> laurie is a mom on a mission. >> we wanted to deliver this to the senator and to ask for his suppo support. >> her daughter was in french class at virginia tech in 2007 when she was shot twice in the back of the head. emily has recovered. her mom says the nation has not. >> there have been over 180 7,000 -- 187 thousand gun deaths since virginia tech. >> this past december there was newtown. >> newtown was the absolute last straw. >> laurie has started a petition in support of gun control on the website moveon.org. >> within 24 hours after the sandy hook shootings and that petition grew. >> by the time she arrived on capitol hill to deliver the petitions there were 1.3 million signatures. >> americans understand that gun violence hits home. it hits our schools. it hits our movie theaters, our grocery stores our neighborhoods our family and friends. and americans are sick and tire of the carnage. >> with move